3.0.0 2278 2022-11-01T13:50:22Z 2022-11-01T13:50:22Z Senate S 2019-07-25 116 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-07-25T17:44:55Z School Bus Safety Act of 2019 116 3959 HR 2019-07-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Identical bill CRS 2019-07-25 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2019-07-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL N Transportation and Public Works Administrative law and regulatory procedures Child safety and welfare Department of Transportation Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Employment and training programs Fires Government studies and investigations Manufacturing Motor carriers Motor vehicles Roads and highways Transportation employees Transportation safety and security Worker safety and health Transportation and Public Works 00 2019-07-25 Introduced in Senate 2019-10-23T16:48:32Z School Bus Safety Act of 2019

This bill addresses safety features for school buses.

Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to implement rules requiring school buses to include

  • a three-point safety belt at each designated seating position,
  • a fire suppression system which addresses engine fires,
  • a firewall that prohibits hazardous quantities of gas or flame to pass through the firewall from the engine compartment to the passenger compartment,
  • an automatic emergency braking system,
  • an event data recorder, and
  • an electronic stability control system.

DOT must also establish a grant program to assist local educational agencies to purchase school buses equipped with three-point safety belts or any of the other safety features under this bill and assist them in modifying existing school buses to be equipped with such features.

]]> School Bus Safety Act of 2019 Display Title School Bus Safety Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced School Bus Safety Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue rules requiring the inclusion of new safety equipment in school buses, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s2278is/xml/BILLS-116s2278is.xml 2019-07-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.